Charles Trueheart
Charles Trueheart | |
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| Born | September 5, 1951 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Phillips Exeter Academy Amherst College |
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| Spouse | Anne Swardson |
| Children | 2 |
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Charles Trueheart (born September 5, 1951) is an American writer and former newspaper correspondent and non-profit executive. He was a reporter for The Washington Post [1][2][3] from 1986 to 2000 and director of the American Library in Paris from 2007 to 2017.[4][5][6] His book on Vietnam during the Kennedy years, Diplomats at War, was published in 2024.[7]
Life and career
Trueheart was born in
He began his journalism career as an editorial writer and book reviewer at the
In 1986 Trueheart returned to journalism, joining the staff of The Washington Post, covering books, authors, the publishing industry, and literary and intellectual issues. In 1992, he became a foreign correspondent for the Post, serving first as Canada correspondent and then as Paris correspondent (1996-2000), covering French politics and society and news throughout Europe, including extensive coverage of war crimes tribunals in The Hague.
He left the Post in 2000, and served briefly as counselor and speechwriter for the U.S. Ambassador to France,
Personal life
Trueheart is married to Anne Swardson, a retired Washington Post correspondent[10] and ex-editor at Bloomberg News.[11][12] She now blogs and writes Paris-based mystery fiction. They have two grown children.
Bibliography
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- Trueheart, Charles (1971). Kyrie : letters to a friend. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0395121085.
- Trueheart, Charles (2024). Diplomats at War. University of Virginia Press.
References
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Introducing Jeffrey Hawkins, the Library's new director". The American Library in Paris. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ https://americanlibraryinparis.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ALP-EX-LIBRIS-2017-2-JUN.pdf
- ^ Turner, Craig (2013-08-31). "France: A bookish haven for Americans in Paris". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ISBN 978-0-8139-5128-7.
- ^ Trueheart, Charles (August 1996). "Welcome to the next church". The Atlantic Monthly. 278 (2): 37–58.
- ^ "Charles Trueheart". The American Scholar. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "Washingtonpost.com: World Live Discussion". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Anne Swardson - Bloomberg". Bloomberg.com. 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Bio". Anne Swardson. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Friendship and Betrayal on the Brink of the Vietnam War". airmail.news. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Diplomats at War: Friendship and Betrayal on the Brink of the Vietnam Conflict by Charles Trueheart". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.